Impact100 Metro Denver 2027 General Operating Impact Grant
Impact100 Metro Denver is accepting applications for its 2027 $100,000 Impact Grant. The award is a one-time $100,000 grant to one qualified Metro Denver 501(c)(3) nonprofit for unrestricted general operating support. The application deadline is November 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The funder does not specify the time zone in its current RFP; applicants should verify the closing-time interpretation with the funder before submitting.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofits with $500,000 to $2,500,000 in annual operating expenses in the most recently completed fiscal year. At least 65% of programming emphasis must serve constituents in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, or Jefferson County in Colorado. The nonprofit must demonstrate constituent engagement, equity, and inclusion and address one or more of arts and culture, economic opportunity, education, environmental conservation, health and wellness, or social services. National or international nonprofit subsidiaries are ineligible unless the local chapter has its own board responsible for organizational and financial decisions.
Private foundations and organizations that discriminate are excluded. Former $100,000 awardees may reapply seven years after their award; recipients of $25,000 to $99,999 may reapply after three years; recipients of $24,999 or less may reapply without a waiting period.
Allowable support and limitations
The grant provides general operating support rather than restricted project expenses. The funder explicitly excludes endowments, religious, partisan and political activities, litigation or legal expenses, and pass-through funding or regranting. No applicant matching-funds requirement is stated in the controlling 2027 RFP. A $100,000 grant is the stated individual award, not a statewide or organizational funding pool.
Application instructions
Use the six-page official 2027 RFP questionnaire and email the completed application with attachments to the submission address provided in the funder RFP by November 16, 2026, 5:00 p.m. The application requests the nonprofit mission and constituents, long-term impact, governance and staffing, current need, partnerships, engagement, equity practices, regional reach, use of operating support and evidence of results. Most answers should be 300 words or fewer.
Required financial attachments and disclosures: two most recently filed IRS Forms 990, revenue, expenses and net assets for both reporting years, current and upcoming fiscal-year revenue and expense budgets, top ten funding sources with amounts and years, and an explanation of financial changes. The funder held an optional information webinar on October 13, 2026; consult the official site for any recording or updates.
Controlling official document: Impact100 Metro Denver 2027 $100,000 Impact Grant RFP (PDF). Program website: Impact100 Metro Denver Impact Grant.
Verified against the full official 2027 application RFP and website on November 2, 2026. Consult the funder for controlling amendments and the deadline time zone.